ε-Cen (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ε-Cen is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
ε-Cen
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h39m53s [3] |
| Declination: | −53°27'58" [3] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.28 (V) [3] 2.05 (BT) [2] 2.25 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 131.1 parsec 427.3 lightyrs [5] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.17 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 19.3 mas/yr[5] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 232.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.31 |
Sources